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Leslie Fiedler 2003 Deaths
Leslie FiedlerAge: 85 prolific literary critic who, in his book Love and Death in the American Novel, explored homoerotic themes in works by Mark Twain, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ernest Hemingway…Joaquin Miller
Name at birth: Cincinnatus Hiner MillerCincinattus "Joaquin" Miller was a writer known for his descriptions of the American West during the late 19th century. A raconteur and frontiersman, Miller was…James Fenimore Cooper
Most surveys of American literature call James Fenimore Cooper the first truly American novelist, thanks to the success of what is called the Leatherstocking series -- novels featuring the hero Natty…James Thurber
James Thurber's witty short stories and lumpy cartoons were a popular mainstay of The New Yorker magazine in the 1930s and 1940s. A Midwestern boy with an urbane twist, Thurber mixed comical…1967 National Book Awards
Arts and LettersMr. Clemens and Mark Twain: A Biography, Justin KaplanFictionThe Fixer, Bernard MalamudHistory and BiographyThe Enlightenment, Vol. I: An Interpretation: The Rise of Modern…Molly Ivins
Political journalist Molly Ivins was a Texas liberal known for cracker-barrel commentary with biting humor reminiscent of Mark Twain. Raised in Houston, she was a graduate of Smith College (1966) and…Clara Barton Biography
Clara BartonFounder of the American Red CrossBorn: 1821 Clara Barton taught school in her native Massachusetts before moving to Washington, DC, in 1854 to work as a clerk in the U.S. Patent…Jonathan Winters
Jonathan Winters was a comedian whose unique brand of rapid-fire sound effects and improvised character sketches made him a television star in the 1960s and '70s. An Ohio boy who joined the Marines…History of Fingerprints
The Question: Where is the origin of fingerprinting? The Answer: There is evidence that links man's first discovery of fingerprints back to…Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner was the writer and producer best known for creating the hit show The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-66), in which he played Dick Van Dyke's tyrannical boss, Alan Brady. Carl Reiner had already…Trending
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